Unit 1 - Simple Gaelic Greetings

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The Gaelic for "goodbye" varies depending on whether you are using sibh or thu for you.

For sibh we say:

Mar sin leibh

For thu we say:

Mar sin leat

Transcript 1

Listen to this conversation between Catherine and Malcolm where they greet each other using sibh. Can you pick out the phrases introduced through the section?

Transcript 2

In this clip, you can hear Catherine and Malcolm using the more informal thu in their greetings.

If you would like to learn how to tell somebody your name in Gaelic, go on to Section 2, Is mise Seumas.

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